diff --git a/rattail_fabric2/core.py b/rattail_fabric2/core.py
index 97cd616..176ecc8 100644
--- a/rattail_fabric2/core.py
+++ b/rattail_fabric2/core.py
@@ -352,13 +352,21 @@ def make_deploy(deploy_path, last_segment='deploy'):
     return Deployer(deploy_path, last_segment)
 
 
-def rsync(c, host, *paths):
+def rsync(c, host, *paths, files=False, target=None):
     """
     Runs rsync as root, for the given host and file paths.
+
+    :param files: If set, this indicates that each of the ``paths``
+       are actual files, as opposed to directories.
+
+    :param target: If set, this will be used instead of the given
+       path, for destination path.  This only works correctly if
+       ``paths`` contains only one path.
     """
     for path in paths:
         assert path.startswith('/')
         path = path.rstrip('/')
         # escape path for rsync
         path = path.replace(' ', r'\\\ ').replace("'", r"\\\'")
-        agent_sudo(c, 'rsync -aP --del root@{0}:{1}/ {1}'.format(host, path))
+        suffix = '' if files else '/'
+        agent_sudo(c, f'rsync -aP --del root@{host}:{path}{suffix} {target or path}')